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Webster 1913 Edition


Ill-bred

Ill′-bredˊ

,
Adj.
Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under
Ill
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ill-bred

ILL-BRED

,
Adj.
Not well bred; unpolite.

Definition 2024


ill-bred

ill-bred

English

Alternate terms

  • illbred

Adjective

ill-bred (comparative more ill-bred, superlative most ill-bred)

  1. ill-mannered and unrefined because of a bad upbringing or education
  2. (of animals) of bad breed